Eighteenth-Century American Newspapers in the Library of Congress

BOSTON.

156. The Boston weekly post-boy. w., Oct. (?), 1734-June 4, 1750.

Note: Continued by The Boston post-boy, starting with the issue of June 11, 1750. The earliest issue located is that of Apr. 21, 1735; the first issue may have been printed on Nov. 18, 1734.

Publisher: Ellis Huske.

Size varies: The issues in this file for 1739 and July 27, Nov. 9, 1741, are octavo; those for Aug. 10, 1741, and for 1742 are quarto; the remainder are folio.

L.C. file contains:

1739.	Jan. 1. Feb. 5. July 9 (p. 1, 2). Sept. 3, 10 (p. 1, 2), 24. Oct. 1 (p. 3, 4), 8, 15. Nov. 5. Dec. 3.	Box 10, Fol. 30
1740.	Jan. 28. Mar. 24, 31 (p. 1, 2). Apr. 7 (p. 1, 2), 21 (p. 1, 2). June 9 (p. 1, 2), 23. July 14 (p. 1, 2).	Box 10, Fol. 30
1741.	July 27. Aug. 10 (p. 1, 2). Nov. 9 (p. 3, 4).	Box 10, Fol. 30
1742.	Jan. 18, 25 (p. 1, 2). Feb. 8 (p. 1, 2). Mar. (?), 22 (?). May 3 (p. 1, 2), 17 (p. 1, 2). July 5 (p. 1, 2), 26 (?) (p. 3, 4). Mutilated: Jan. 25 (1, 2), Feb. 8 (p. 1, 2), Mar. (?), 22 (?), May 3 (p. 1, 2), 17 (p. 1, 2), July 5 (p. 1, 2), 26 (p. 3, 4).	Box 10, Fol. 30
1747.	Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26. Feb. 16. Apr. 13, 27. June 8. Aug. 10, 24. Oct. 12, 26. Dec. 28. Mutilated: Feb. 16, June 8.	Box 10, Fol. 31
1748.	Jan. 25. Feb. 22. May 9.	Box 10, Fol. 31
1749.	July 10. Nov. 13, 20. Supplement: Feb. 27. Mutilated: July 10.	Box 10, Fol. 32

MICROFORMS
1737-1750.	Apr. 21-June 4.	(microprint)

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